It is a safe bet to say between $100-$200 monthly.

Real estate is a field that would suit me best due to personality, mindset, work habits, and much more.

Drains are a habitability issue.  

And, while a particular elementary school in the Richardson ISD may be a "6", it is still in the Richardson ISD, and you can bet there is substantial effort underway to raise those rankings.  

Your skills are going to help you tremendously in RE (and it's only a matter of time and experience before you get your contractor's license, I'll bet!)) 

I bet if you needed help for a day you could post something here in the marketplace (That is where it would have to be posted) you would get a lot of people who would jump at the chance to spend a day with Joesph.

LOL, maybe I should, but I never play the lottery, that's never an informed bet, might as well throw dice in a back alley.

You bet.

For smaller metros, your best bet is probably just to talk with local professionals.https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/data/rates.html

So, I want to dive into the heads of those of you who actually are real estate investors to get an idea of some habits and rituals that I could pick up that will lead me to a successfull real estate investing career.